African Journal of
Pharmacy and Pharmacology

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Pharm. Pharmacol.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1996-0816
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJPP
  • Start Year: 2007
  • Published Articles: 2288

Full Length Research Paper

Risk factors for, and treatment of, Stevens-Johnson syndrome and toxic epidermal necrolysis: Evidence from the literature

Ricardo Eccard da Silva
  • Ricardo Eccard da Silva
  • Brazilian Health Regulatory Agency (Anvisa), Brasilia, Brazil.
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Alice Garbi Novaes
  • Alice Garbi Novaes
  • Departamento de Enfermagem, Escola de Ciências da Saúde, Universidade Católica de Brasília, Brazil.
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Leila Bernarda Donato Göttems
  • Leila Bernarda Donato Göttems
  • Departamento de Enfermagem, Escola de Ciências da Saúde, Universidade Católica de Brasília, Brazil.
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Maria Rita Carvalho Garbi Novaes
  • Maria Rita Carvalho Garbi Novaes
  • Health Sciences Education and Research Foundation (FEPECS), Brasilia, Brazil.
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  •  Received: 26 November 2017
  •  Accepted: 18 January 2018
  •  Published: 29 January 2018

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